residual

«residual» in Mova's school dictionary: Left over after most of something has gone or been used — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (formal); noun (a residual, residuals)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Left over after most of something has gone or been used. tree →

2) (noun, maths and science) An amount left over, or the difference between a real value and a predicted one. tree →

3) (noun) residuals: money paid to actors when a show is shown again. tree →

sense in the lessons

Formal word in science and exam problems: "residual water in the jug". In maths, it is like a remainder or what is left. Phrases: residual heat, residual amount, residual value.

examples

• There was a residual smell of smoke in the room. tree →
• The oven gives off residual heat after it is switched off. tree →
• Pour away the residual water. tree →
• The residual amount after paying the bills was 40 dollars. tree →
• Some residual snow lay in the shade. tree →
• The cream left residual marks on the table. tree →

note

Formal; plain words: leftover, remaining. Noun: residue (what is left behind). In a maths problem, "residual" means what is left after taking away, so subtract.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «residual» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.